EnglishIMidtermStudyGuide

CreatedbySonalMahindroo,LauraVorbach,andPhoebeDijour
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VocabularySadlierUnits17(Ifyouwanttostudythemallatonce,justmerge
them)
UnitOne:http://quizlet.com/48481569/unitonedefinitionsflashcards/
UnitTwo:http://quizlet.com/50650952/unittwodefinitionsflashcards/
UnitThree:
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UnitFour:http://quizlet.com/67199700/unitfourdefinitionsflashcards/
UnitFive:http://quizlet.com/67200031/unitfivedefinitionsflashcards/
UnitSix:http://quizlet.com/67200199/unitsixdefinitionsflashcards/
UnitSeven:
http://quizlet.com/67200678/unitsevendefinitionsflashcards/
LiteraryTerms
Personification
Afigureofspeechinwhichsomethingnonhumanisgivenhuman
characteristics.
ex:Justiceisblind.
Repetition
Whenwordsorphrasesarerepeatedseveraltimesfordramatic
effect
ex:Nevermore(TheRaven)
Alliteration
Usedforpoeticeffect,arepetitionoftheinitialsoundsofseveral
wordsinagroup.
ex:Ihavestoodstillandstoppedthesoundoffeet
DramaticIrony
Theaudienceknowssomethingthatthecharactersinthedrama
donot.
ex:Thekillerisrevealedtotheaudiencebeforethemysteryis
solved.
Theme
Aningredientofaliteraryworkwhichgivestheworkunity
ProvidesananswertothequestionWhatistheworkabout?
ex:OneofthethemesoftheTheDevilandTomWalkerisgreed.
Foreshadowing

Indrama,amethodusedtobuildsuspensebyprovidinghintsof
whatistocome.
Antagonist
Apersonorforcewhichopposestheprotagonistinaliterary
work.
Canbehuman,animal,ornatural
Pathos
Aqualitythatevokespityorsadness
Protagonist
Theheroorcentralcharacterofaliterarywork
Opposedbytheantagonist
Catharsis
Whenanauthorexpressestheirfeelings/emotionsthroughwriting
Hubris
Excessiveprideorselfconfidence
TragicHero
Aliterarycharacterwhomakesajudgmenterrorthatinevitably
leadstohis/herowndestruction.
Metaphor
Afigureofspeechwhereinacomparisonismadebetweentwo
unlikequantitieswithouttheuseofthewords"like"or"as."
ex:Hisheadwasspinningwithideas.
StageDirections
Aninstructioninthetextofaplay,especiallyoneindicatingthe
movement,position,ortoneofanactor,orthesoundeffectsand
lighting.
Tellsactorshowtoact/move
UsedintheCrucible
FrameStory
Thebig,overarchingstorythatcontainsallthelittlestorieswithin
it
Providesbackgroundstorythatgivestherealstoryanexcuseto
betold
ex:Frankensteinhasaframestory
FatalFlaw
Majorcharacterweakness
Hamartia
Whatcausesthecharactersdownfall
ex:Odysseushadhubris

 Myth
Anunverifiablestorybasedonareligiousbelief
Passedbyoraltradition
Thecharactersaregodsandgoddesses,ortheoffspringofthe
matingofgodsorgoddessesandhumans
Somedetailthecreationoftheearth,whileothersmaybeabout
love,adventure,trickery,orrevenge
Usually,itisthegodsandgoddesseswhocontrolevents,while
humansmaybeaidedorvictimized
Itissaidthatthecreationofmythswerethemethodbywhich
ancient,superstitioushumansattemptedtoaccountfornaturalor
historicalphenomena.
ex:Sedna,TheWomanWhoFellFromtheSky,TheOdyssey
IambicPentameter
Alineofversewithfivemetricalfeet
Eachfootconsistsofoneshort(orunstressed)syllablefollowed
byonelong(orstressed)syllable
ex:Twohouseholds,bothalikeindignity.
Couplet
Astanzaoftwolines,usuallyrhyming.
ex:Hadwebutworldenoughandtime,

Thiscoyness,lady,werenocrime.
Tone
Toneexpressestheauthor'sattitudetowardhisorhersubject.
Howtheauthorfeels
Mood
Theatmosphereorfeelingcreatedbyaliterarywork,partlybya
descriptionoftheobjectsorbythestyleofthedescriptions
Howtheauthormakesyoufeel
ClassicalAllusion
Areferenceinoneliteraryworktoacharacterorthemefoundin
anotherliterarywork(butitalludestoaclassicalpieceof
literature,likeamyth,tomaketheauthorsstoryseem
better/moreadvanced)
ReversedWord(probablynotonmidterm)
Whenawordhasreversedorder
ex:upfill/fillup,nightall/allnight
ReversedThought(probablynotonmidterm)
Athoughtthatreversesitselfreversingourexpectationsofideas

 ex:FromShakespeareTheearththatsnaturesmotherisher
tombWhatisherburyinggrave,thatisherwomb
whatgivesbirthisagrave,whatservesasagravegives
birth

WritingProcess
TopicSentencevs.details
TopicSentence
Thetopicofyourparagraph,themainfocus
Details
Supportyourtopicsentence
StructureofaParagraph
usetransitions,wellconstructedsentences,etc.
subject,audience,andpurpose
knowwhatyouarewritingabout,whoyouraudienceis,andwhy
youarewriting
Expositorytone
thetoneofthestory
ReadingComprehension
Threesightpassageswithmultiplechoice
Grammar
http://www.chompchomp.com/presentations.htm
ParallelStructure
Multiplecomponentsinasentencethathavesimilarsubjectand
verbs(thatskindofconfusing,sorry)
Ex:Ilikefishing,running,andtoski.
Fishingandrunningareinbluebecausetheyareparallel,butto
skiisnot(itstheinfinitive).
ShortAnswers
Mythology
Sedna
Sedna
http://dannenclasses.pbworks.com/w/file/91625088/The%2
0Legend%20of%20Sedna%201.0.doc
Backgroundinformation:
Characters:
Plot:

AlternateVersion
http://dannenclasses.pbworks.com/w/file/91625088/The%2
0Legend%20of%20Sedna%201.0.doc
Backgroundinformation:
Characters:
Plot:
TheWomanWhoFellFromtheSky
http://www.indianlegend.com/seneca/seneca_003.htm
Backgroundinformation:
Characters:
Plot:
TheOdyssey
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/
Backgroundinformation:
Characters:
Plot:
AnneBradstreet
http://dannenclasses.pbworks.com/w/file/46440342/Anne%20Bra
dstreet%20Poetry%20Text.doc
Poem1:
Backgroundinformation:
Typeofpoem(ex.iambicpentameter)
Poem2:
Backgroundinformation:
Typeofpoem(ex.iambicpentameter)
Poem3:
Backgroundinformation:
Typeofpoem(ex.iambicpentameter)
JohnSmith
http://dannenclasses.pbworks.com/w/file/59513353/Captain%20J
ohn%20Smith.doc
http://dannenclasses.pbworks.com/w/file/59513346/Shorter%20G
eneral%20History%20of%20Virginia%20by%20Captain%20John
%20Smith.doc
Backgroundinformation:

 Characters:
Plot:

Irving
TheDevilandTomWalker
http://dannenclasses.pbworks.com/w/file/46864008/The%2
0Devil%20and%20Tom%20Walker%202.0.doc
Backgroundinformation:
Characters:
Plot:

TheLegendofSleepyHollow
http://dannenclasses.pbworks.com/w/file/91625088/The%2
0Legend%20of%20Sedna%201.0.doc
Backgroundinformation:
Characters:
Plot:
Miller
TheCrucible(nottoomuchinformationforDannensclass)
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/crucible/
Backgroundinformation:
Characters:
Plot:

(Ifoneoftheselinksiswrong/doesntwork/youjustwantthewholestoryonhere
saysomethingandwecantryandfixit)